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after my wife gets hers citizenship and USA passport, we plan on traveling to her home country. she will also do a name change during the ceremony.

 

when i buy the plane ticket for her once she has her USA passport, do i buy the plane ticket with her home country passport??? her home country requires visas for non citizens, so it will be easier to use her home country passport, rather than USA passport. 

 

and when we arrive back to the US, she will just show her USA passport at the port of entry, correct??? similar to what a greencard holder will do.

 

is this the correct way to do it?

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13 minutes ago, Mannydude22 said:

after my wife gets hers citizenship and USA passport, we plan on traveling to her home country. she will also do a name change during the ceremony.

 

when i buy the plane ticket for her once she has her USA passport, do i buy the plane ticket with her home country passport??? her home country requires visas for non citizens, so it will be easier to use her home country passport, rather than USA passport. 

 

and when we arrive back to the US, she will just show her USA passport at the port of entry, correct??? similar to what a greencard holder will do.

 

is this the correct way to do it?

Once a US citizen, you must enter and leave the US on a US passport. Book travel in the passport name 

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4 minutes ago, Mannydude22 said:

does that apply to booking  a 1 way flight (from US to her home country) too????

I just know that us requires presentation of us passport when leaving. Are you going to Philippines 🇵🇭? It's my understanding that Philippines citizenship is canceled when another is obtained and they have to reapply 

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4 minutes ago, Mannydude22 said:

does that apply to booking  a 1 way flight (from US to her home country) too????

Yes.

 

I believe at check in if they ask for the visa she could show her other passport. Buying a ticket never asked for passport info, only at the check in.  I have the same name on my both passports so it is not an issue buying tickets :)

i really don't believe in last name change stuff, just makes life harder.

 

Since she is now a US citizen she must leave and enter on a US passport so when buying the ticket use her new name.

 

 

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If your spouse still has their home country nationality, they will likely have to enter their home country using a passport issued by their home country. Many countries (including the U.S.) require their nationals who hold multiple citizenships to enter using the passport issued by that country, rather than a foreign passport.

 

I would plan for your spouse to travel with both their U.S. and home country passport. Exit and re-enter the U.S. with the U.S. passport, exit and re-enter spouse's home country with the home country passport.

 

Also keep in mind, as previous posters mentioned, some countries consider their nationals to have abandoned their citizenship of that country by acquiring the citizenship of a foreign country. For example, here in Uzbekistan, nationality law says that citizens of Uzbekistan are only recognized as citizens of Uzbekistan, even if they acquire another citizenship, and that acquiring foreign citizenship may be grounds for losing Uzbekistani citizenship. If you're willing to share your spouse's original nationality, someone may be able to advise you more accurately. It's certainly worth investigating and making sure you understand what ramifications, if any, acquiring U.S. citizenship will have on your spouse's home country citizenship.

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4 hours ago, SJinCA said:

If your spouse still has their home country nationality, they will likely have to enter their home country using a passport issued by their home country. Many countries (including the U.S.) require their nationals who hold multiple citizenships to enter using the passport issued by that country, rather than a foreign passport.

 

I would plan for your spouse to travel with both their U.S. and home country passport. Exit and re-enter the U.S. with the U.S. passport, exit and re-enter spouse's home country with the home country passport.

 

Also keep in mind, as previous posters mentioned, some countries consider their nationals to have abandoned their citizenship of that country by acquiring the citizenship of a foreign country. For example, here in Uzbekistan, nationality law says that citizens of Uzbekistan are only recognized as citizens of Uzbekistan, even if they acquire another citizenship, and that acquiring foreign citizenship may be grounds for losing Uzbekistani citizenship. If you're willing to share your spouse's original nationality, someone may be able to advise you more accurately. It's certainly worth investigating and making sure you understand what ramifications, if any, acquiring U.S. citizenship will have on your spouse's home country citizenship.

This is the valid answer. People with multiple citizenships may need to travel with passports required by countries they're visiting. 

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9 hours ago, HBad said:

This is not correct.

You must enter each country with its respective passport.  The names in the two passports do not need to be the same.

Ideally they should be the same. Current legal name should be used on all documents to avoid any discrepancies. Note my use of word "should" and not "must". Some countries though require names to match on foreign and their own passports, for example UK has so called "one name policy":

 

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/names-aligning-names-on-foreign-documents/names-aligning-names-on-foreign-documents-accessible

I'm saying all this because we don't know OP's original nationality. Depending on the laws of their other country they may need to take some action (name change, re-establishing citizenship etc)

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It's impossible to know without knowing the foreign nationality involved. Because there are so many different variations of foreign nationality laws and different foreign laws regarding names.  It could range from losing their old citizenship altogether, to not even recognizing a US Passport obtained by naturalization and everything in between.

Wife and Stepdaughter                                                                            

  • December 17, 2020:  Married in Costa Rica
  • March 08, 2021: Filed l-130s Online
  • March 09, 2021: NOA1
  • April 26, 2021: NOA2, I-130s Approved
  • April 30, 2021: NVC Received
  • May 01, 2021: Pay AOS and IV Bills
  • May 06, 2021: Submit AOS, Financial Docs and DS-260s
  • May 14, 2021: Submit Civil Docs for Stepdaughter
  • May 21, 2021: Submit Civil Docs for Wife
  • June 25, 2021: NVC review for Stepdaughter, RFE submit additional Doc
  • July 08, 2021: Wife Documentarily Qualified by NVC
  • August 31, 2021: Stepdaughter Documentarily Qualified by NVC
  • September 15, 2021: Received Interview Date from NVC, October 05, 2021
  • September 22, 2021: Passed physicals at Saint Luke's Extension Clinic
  • October 05, 2021: Interview at US Embassy Manila. Verbally approved by US Consul. Positive interview experience.
  • October 05, 2021: CEAC status changed to "Issued"
  • October 07, 2021: Passports tracking for delivery on 2GO Courier website
  • October 08, 2021: Passports with visas delivered.  "Visas on hand"
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  • October 12, 2021: Temporary CFO Certificates Received
  • October 26, 2021 POE arrival at LAX
  • November 02, 2021 Social Security Cards arrive in mail
  • January 31, 2022: USCIS Status changed to "Card Is Being Produced"
  • February 04, 2022: USCIS Status changed to "Card Was Mailed To Me"
  • February 07, 2022: Green cards received. 

 

 
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